An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
30.7% of workers in Khordha are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khordha, which ranks 1 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49% and households in the poorest wealth group at 11.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,212.